Harriet Mercer
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
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Six weeks after her fortieth birthday, Harriet is struck by a rare and life-threatening illness. She attempts to sleep, but her visions bring her fear of death, her relationship with her late father, and her dream of having a family. This memoir and essays blend personal experience with cultural commentary, exploring the power of illness, grief, love, loss, and memory. It asks us to celebrate what is in front of us and to not take our lives and health for granted.
Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 08 April 2021
Publisher: Cinder House
Six weeks after her fortieth birthday, Harriet is struck by a rare and life-threatening illness. An emergency hospital visit turns into an arduous, lengthy stay. Attempts at sleep only bring visions of soul-sucking gargoyles, the lurking demons manifesting Harriet's fear of death, her relationship with her late father, and her dream of having a family. A stunning blend of memoir and insightful essays on literary and film culture, from Giovanni's Room to Anthony Hopkins, Tess of the d'Urbervilles to Joaquin Phoenix's Joker, Harriet seamlessly interweaves personal experience with insightful cultural commentary that questions how we live and thrive with pain. Gargoyles explores the power of illness, grief, love, loss, and memory, asking us to celebrate what is in front of us and to not take our lives and health for granted. Sometimes, this means we have to learn to live with the gargoyles.
Six weeks after her fortieth birthday, Harriet is struck by a rare and life-threatening illness. An emergency hospital visit turns into an arduous, lengthy stay. Attempts at sleep only bring visions of soul-sucking gargoyles, the lurking demons manifesting Harriet's fear of death, her relationship with her late father, and her dream of having a family. A stunning blend of memoir and insightful essays on literary and film culture, from Giovanni's Room to Anthony Hopkins, Tess of the d'Urbervilles to Joaquin Phoenix's Joker, Harriet seamlessly interweaves personal experience with insightful cultural commentary that questions how we live and thrive with pain. Gargoyles explores the power of illness, grief, love, loss, and memory, asking us to celebrate what is in front of us and to not take our lives and health for granted. Sometimes, this means we have to learn to live with the gargoyles.
Weight: 282g
Dimension: 128 x 199 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781911585640
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